Technological lessons from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Accident /
"Following the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that afflicted Japan in March 2011, some of the reactors of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant began to release radioactive material into the environment. This study draws lessons from this experience regarding technological count...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
RAND,
[2016]
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Colección: | Research report (Rand Corporation) ;
RR-857-OSD. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface-- Summary
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction: The Events Leading to the Contamination
- Motivation
- Organization of This Report
- 2. Characterizing the Extent of Contamination: The Fukushima Experience with Characterizing the Extent of Contamination
- Potential Solutions
- Chapter Findings
- . 3. Preventing Radiation Damage and Further Dispersion of Material: The Problem of Radiation Suits and Collective Protection
- The Problem of Personal Dosimetry
- The Problem of Medical and Genetic Aspects of Radiation Health Effects
- The Problem of Agriculture, Food, and Drinking Water
- The Problem of Containing Contaminated Materials to Prevent Further Dispersion
- Chapter Findings
- 4. Decontamination and Collection of Radioactive Material: Physical Methods of Decontamination
- Chemical Methods of Decontamination
- Decontamination of Water
- Biological Methods of Decontamination
- The Fukushima Experience
- Potential Solutions to the Decontamination Problem
- Chapter Findings
- 5. Disposing of Contaminated Materials: Chapter Findings
- 6. Robotics Issues: Chapter Findings
- . 7. Earlier Lessons from the Chernobyl Experience: The Chernobyl Experience with Characterizing the Extent of Contamination
- The Chernobyl Experience with Decontamination
- The Chernobyl Experience with in Situ Containment of Radioactive Contamination
- Chapter Findings
- . 8. Conclusions and Recommendations
- References
- For Further Reading.
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Characterizing the extent of contamination
- . 3. Preventing radiation damage and further dispersion of material
- 4. Decontamination and collection of radioactive material
- 5. Disposing of contaminated materials
- 6. Robotics issues
- . 7. Earlier lessons from the Chernobyl experience
- . 8. Conclusions and recommendations.